
German Standard German,Standard German of Germany, or High German of Germany, is the variety of Standard German that is written and spoken in Germany. It is the variety of German most commonly taught to foreigners. It is not uniform, which means it has considerable regional variation. Linguist Anthony Fox writes that British English is more standardized than German Standard German.
German Standard German | |
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Bundesdeutsches Hochdeutsch | |
Pronunciation | [ˈbʊndəsdɔʏtʃəs ˈhoːxdɔʏtʃ] |
Region | Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | de-DE |
References
- Russ (1994:7, 61–66, 70, 72, 84–86, 89–91, 96)
- Sanders (2010:194 and 196–200)
- Fox (1990:292)
- Dürscheid & Giger (2010:176)
- Horvath & Vaughan (1991:101)
- Fox (1990:292–293)
- Fox (1990:293)
Bibliography
- Dürscheid, Christa; Giger, Nadio (2010), "Variation in the case system of German – linguistic analysis and optimality theory" (PDF), in Lenz, Alexandra N.; Plewnia, Albrecht (eds.), Grammar between Norm and Variation, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, ISBN 978-3-631-61004-6
- Fox, Anthony (1990), The Structure of German, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0-19-815821-9
- Horvath, Barbara M.; Vaughan, Paul (1991), Community languages: a handbook, Multilingual Matters, Multilingual Matters, ISBN 978-1853590917
- Russ, Charles (1994), The German Language Today: A Linguistic Introduction, London: Routledge, ISBN 978-0-203-42577-0
- Sanders, Ruth H. (2010), German: Biography of a Language: Biography of a Language, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0-19-538845-9
German Standard German Standard German of Germany or High German of Germany is the variety of Standard German that is written and spoken in Germany It is the variety of German most commonly taught to foreigners It is not uniform which means it has considerable regional variation Linguist Anthony Fox writes that British English is more standardized than German Standard German German Standard GermanBundesdeutsches HochdeutschPronunciation ˈbʊndesdɔʏtʃes ˈhoːxdɔʏtʃ RegionGermany Belgium LuxembourgLanguage familyIndo European GermanicWest GermanicHigh GermanStandard GermanGerman Standard GermanLanguage codesISO 639 3 GlottologNoneIETFde DE source source source source source track track track A German Standard German speaker recorded in South AfricaReferencesRuss 1994 7 61 66 70 72 84 86 89 91 96 Sanders 2010 194 and 196 200 Fox 1990 292 Durscheid amp Giger 2010 176 Horvath amp Vaughan 1991 101 Fox 1990 292 293 Fox 1990 293 BibliographyDurscheid Christa Giger Nadio 2010 Variation in the case system of German linguistic analysis and optimality theory PDF in Lenz Alexandra N Plewnia Albrecht eds Grammar between Norm and Variation Frankfurt am Main Peter Lang ISBN 978 3 631 61004 6 Fox Anthony 1990 The Structure of German New York Oxford University Press Inc ISBN 978 0 19 815821 9 Horvath Barbara M Vaughan Paul 1991 Community languages a handbook Multilingual Matters Multilingual Matters ISBN 978 1853590917 Russ Charles 1994 The German Language Today A Linguistic Introduction London Routledge ISBN 978 0 203 42577 0 Sanders Ruth H 2010 German Biography of a Language Biography of a Language New York Oxford University Press Inc ISBN 978 0 19 538845 9